PART ONE: INTERVENTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE Traditional Interventions in Primary Care - Steven H Gehlbach Issues of Control Intervention Studies in Primary Medical Care - John Bain Trials and Tribulations PART TWO: TWO MAJOR APPROACHES TO ASSESSING INTERVENTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE Randomized Trials for Assessing Interventions in Primary Care - Robert H Fletcher Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Multi-Faceted Community-Based Support Program - E Ann Mohide Evaluation of the Efficacy of a Homeopathic Treatment for Plantar Warts - Michel Labrecque Randomized Trials in Primary Care - Allan Donner A Discussion Theoretical Considerations of Qualitative Method - Janis H Jenkins Behavioral Science Research of Relevance to Primary Care Interventions Hearing a Word, Sensing What's Wrong, Finding a Way - Dennis G Willms Physicians' Responses to Patients' Concerns Qualitative Designs for Assessing Intervention in Primary Care - Milton H Seifert Examples from Medical Practice Qualitative Designs for Assessing Interventions in Primary Care - Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good A Discussion PART THREE: SELECTED TOPICS IN ASSESSING INTERVENTIONS IN PRIMARY CARE Using Measures of Self-Report - Rebecca Henry Principles and Approaches Using Instruments of Self-Report to Assess Interventions - Fred Tudiver Examples Lifestyle Assessment and Change - Harvey A Skinner Theory, What Theory? Assessing a Smoking Cessation Intervention in Primary Care - Douglas M C Wilson Assessing Primary Health Care Delivery - J Ivan Williams An Example of Assessing Health Care Delivery - Anthony J Reid Analyzing Large Data Sets - Charlyn Black et al The Sioux Lookout Project as an Example of a Large Data Set - Earl V Dunn Meta-Analysis in Primary Care - Andrew D Oxman and Sylvie J Stachenko Theory and Practice Options for Nurses in the Primary Care Setting - Carol L McWilliam PART FOUR: PRIMARY CARE INTERVENTIONS IN THE FUTURE Examining Primary Care Interventions in the Future - John Bain et al